释义 |
ˈrivaless [f. rival n.2 + -ess.] A female rival or competitor.
1680Morden Geog. Rect. (1685) 465 Once formerly Romes great Rivaless. 1707tr. Wks. C'tess D'Anois (1715) 434 She got to her Rivaless's Throne: where she stood upright, leaning against a Pillar. 1740Richardson Pamela (1824) I. lxix. 414 For, oh, my happy rivaless! if you tear from me my husband,..I cannot help it. |